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Until I read the OP's post I would never have considered a using a CC. But, I believe it's possible to pay one's self-assessment tax using a CC (although a charge is made). I wonder why one is allowed but not the other?

Whoever gets paid by credit card takes a small percentage hit whihc gioes to the credit card company and therefore doesn't het the full amount. So can't imagine HMRC being happy with that and your solicitor certinaly wouldn't want to lose say 2% of say £9,000 - £180 loss on his conveyancing charges for the convenience of you paying that way.

RICHARD WEBSTER

As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.

A lot of credit card companies see HMRC payments as cash advances rather than purchases, so although you can physically pay on the card, the amount would not be included on your 0% for PURCHASES, and would probably be charged interest at a stupidly high rate.

A lot of credit card companies see HMRC payments as cash advances rather than purchases, so although you can physically pay on the card, the amount would not be included on your 0% for PURCHASES, and would probably be charged interest at a stupidly high rate.

If it is treated as a cash advance which I suspect it is, doing such a large cash "withdrawal" will almost certainly totally obliterate your credit rating.

I took £200 out on my CC once, and struggled credit wise for a year. Even my own bank refused to lend to me, on enquiring why it was causing so many problem, i was told that the "automated" systems see cash advances on CC's as a "sure" sign of financial distress.

If you need a mortgage, you are likely to find the lender insists that the solicitor acting for it obtains cleared funds for the deposit and stamp duty in advance of completion.

That would prevent payment of stamp duty by any other means.

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The £75 isn't the fee for paying the stamp duty, it's probably the fee for filling in the SDLT return, when charged separately as some firms like to do to make their headline fees look cheaper.

I suggest you find out exactly what you are trying to avoid paying...

... and this won't work if you need a mortgage, as I noted in post #10.

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If you are a cash buyer then you can sort the SDLT directly with HMRC. Their website says they charge 1.4% for payments by credit card plus you will have to check with your card provider whether they treat it as a purchase or a cash advance. You would only save the solicitor's fee for preparing and submitting the SDLT Return if you do this yourself as well.

If you are buying with a mortgage then you can't do this at all as your solicitor has to deal with both the SDLT Return and paying the SDLT.

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My question is can I use 3 different cc to pay the bill as I don't have enough credit limit to pay by 1 card.

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Probably, but it would certainly suggest that you have overstretched on your purchase price.

I find it strange a cash advance on a CC that offers that facility would be seen so negatively. Guess I'm in trouble then for taking out a small cash advance abroad as my CC offers far better rates than my bank for taking out foreign money from cash points (which I pay off online asap to avoid the interest charges negating the savings). It's probably more a question of looking at the whole picture, rather than just one single cash advance. £9000 is a whole different ball game though...

No high horse here, just a matter of fact. If they don't have the cash for the necessaries then I don't think it's wise to be taking on such a large financial responsibility of owning a house. What if they then move in and the boiler goes? Where they going to magic 2-3k from?

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